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The  ^ea  L,eYel  Route. 


The  high  mountain  ranges  of  South-easterii 
Alaska  which  barricade  approach  from  the 
Pacific  to  the  head  waters  of  the  Yukon,  cross- 
ing at  their  lowest  passes  near  Dyea  and  Skag- 
uay  being  attended  with  hardships  and  loss  of 
property  and  life,  are  nowhere  opened  for  a 
practicable  route  of  travel  inland  at  sea-level 
except  at  the  canons  of  the  Stikine  River. 
Along  this  line  the  travel  is  through  instead 
of  OVER  the  mountains,  and  sitting  instead 
of  WAI.KING — resting  comfortably  in  chair  and 
bed  instead  of  toiling  on  foot  up  steep  acclivi- 
ties and  floundering  in  mire  and  amoiig  sharp 
rocks  and  death  holes. 

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by  the  Stikine  river  route,  overcome,  not  by 


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climbing  and  packing  on  backs  of  men  atid 
animals,  but  by  riding  straight  through 
at  practically  sea  i,evel  in  the  comfortable 
cabin  of  a  steamboat,  with  your  outfit  on  the 
the  deck  below.  There  is  one  other  important 
point  that  is  not  to  be  overlooked,  and  that  is 
the  total  avoidance  and  escape  from,  hardships 
of  the  rain  belt  which  along  that  coast  extends 
from  the  ocean  to  the  summit  of  the  mountain 
ranges,  and  is  felt  in  full  force  on  the  Chilkoot 
and  White  passes,  presenting  one  of  the  most 
serious  obstacles  in  the  way  ot  surmounting 
those  passes.  Whereas,  in  the  case  of  the 
Stikine  river  route,  the  traveler  is  under  per- 
fect shelter  ot  the  steamer  cabin  for  the  entire 
passage  through  the  rain  belt. 

On  the  Stikine  route  there  is  only  125  miles 
of  land  travel,  the  remainder  being  by  water, 
about  equally  divided  between  steamship  and 
river  steamer.  Following  are  the  distances: — 
Tacoma    and    Seattle    to    Fort    Wrangell 

(steamboat) 750  miles 

Fort  Wrangell  to  Telegraph  Creek  (river 

steamers) IW 

Overland  to  Tesiin  Lake  (horseback— good 

trail) 125    " 

Testin  Lake  to  Dawson  City  (steamboat) 698    " 

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with  the  Yukon.  It  is  a  beautiful  stream, 
navig-able  for  its  entire  lenjfth  and  having- 
four  feet  of  water  in  the  shallowest  places. 

Report  has  just  arrived  of  important  discoveries 
of  gold  on  this  river. 

Fort  Wrangell,  in  the  route  from  Tacoma 
and  Seattle  to  Juneau,  Skaguay  and  Dyea,  but 
at  one  tourth  less  distance,  is  a  small  town  con- 
taining about  150  white  people  and  SOO  Indians, 
the  site  of  an  old  government  fort,  on  an  is- 
land 10  miles  off  the  mouth  of  the  Stikine 
river.  It  has  three  very  good  stores  for  out- 
fitting where  reasonable  prices  are  charged, 
and  is  the  best  location  near  the  mouth  of  the 
river. 

Wrangell  is  the  ocean  terminus,  Telegraph 
Creek  being  the  eastern  end  of  the  Stikine 
river  portion  of  the  route.  The  Hudson  Bay 
Company  has  navigated  this  stream  for  many 
years,  and  now  owns  and  operates  the  steamer 
Caledonia,  which  carries  supplies  for  the  in- 
terior posts,  making  the  trip  up  from  Wrangell 
to  Glenora  in  from  two  to  three  days.  In  view 
of  the  currents  encountered  in  the  upward 
trip,  this  is  very  good  time;  but  this  boat  is 
well  equipped  with  power,  her  engines  having 


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cylinders  of  l6-ittch  bore  and  6  feet  stroke. 
Travellers  headed  tor  the  Klondike  by  this 
route  go  ashore  at  Telegraph  Creek,  or  Gleno- 
ra,  near  by,  and  ride  horseback  or  walk,  as 
may  be  preferred,  over  a  good  trail  to  Tesliu 
Lake,  whence  a  river  steamer  will  take  them 
to  Dawson  City. 

.  The  scenery  is  magnificent  all  the  way  up 
the  river.  One  of  the  grandest  features  is 
Vice  Mountain,"  the  name  of  a  glacier  45 
miles  from  Wrangell.  At  the  point  where 
this  glacier  emerges  from  the  mountain  it  is 
about  half  a  mile  in  width,  but  its  face  along 
the  river  measures  three  miles,  rising  sheer 
from  the  water  line  in  many  places  as  high  as 
300  feet. 

The  first  canyon  met  with  in  the  ascent  is 
called  by  steamboatmen  "Big  Canyon," 
100  miles  from  Wrangell.  It  is  here  that  the 
river  has  cut  its  channel  through  the  moun- 
tain range  and  rendered  possible  steamboat 
navigation  by  this  sea-level  route  to  the  Gold 
Fields.  The  water  here  is  very  deep  and  the 
current  strong,  but  a  good  boat  can  make  the 
passage  without  difficulty.  The  bluffs  on 
either  side  are  perpendicular  and  more  than 


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300  feet  wide  and  straight  through  its  W%i^% 
length  of  nearly  three-quarters  of  a  HQiUe. 

Ten  miles  further  up  the  river  is  the  second, 
known  as  "Klootchman  Canyon."  This  ia 
without  bluffs,  but  the  mountains  on  either 
side  rise  abruptly;  it  is  275  feet  wide  and  a 
quarter  of  a  mile  long. 

There  has  been  much  placer  mining  on  the 
bars  of  the  river.  One  of  these  bars,  called 
"Buck,"  yielded  a  few  years  ago,  $75,000  in 
one  season.  It  is  the  opinion  of  good  judges 
that  successful  mining  could  be  carried  on  on 
a  great  many  bars  throughout  the  length  of 
the  river. 

Glenora  is  a  new  town,  or  post,  on  the  river 
ten  miles  below  Telegraph  Creek,  and  is  re- 
garded as  practically  the  head  of  navigation. 
The  river  at  this  point  is  from  300  to  500  feet 
wide.  The  townsite  is  on  the  west  bank  of 
the  river,  on  a  long  level  bench  running  paral- 
lel to  the  stream,  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  wide 
and  ten  feet  above  extreme  high  water. 

The  Stikine  River  is  closed  by  ice  from  Nor 
vember  to  May  1st,  when  it  opens  to  naviga- 
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of  the  Yukon  are  cleared,  which,  it  is  evident, 
is  a  great  advantage,  enabling  gold-seekers  to 
be  on  the  ground  at  Teslin  Lake  without  haste 
or  discomfort  to  take  advantage  of  the  very 
first  days  of  Yukon  navigation  to  float,  row  or 
steam  to  Dawson  City. 

The  country  between  Glenora    and  Teslin 
Lake,  traversed  by  the  trail,  is  of  a  rolling, 
but  not  ro-Jgh  character,  mostly  prairie,  grow- 
ing bunch  grass,  and  is  well  watered  by  nu- 
merous streams,  all  of  which  are  reported  to 
bear  gold,  but  none  of  which  have  been  fairV 
prospected;  so  that  the  portage  may  be  taken 
leisurely,  with  opportunity  for  prospecting  new 
fields  for  those  who  desire  it.      The  great 
abundance    of    bunch    grass    furnishes   food 
ready  at  hand  at  every  camp  during  the  season 
for  the  pack  animals.     A  reliable  citizen  of 
Tacoma,    recently    returned     from    Glenora, 
makes  the  following  statement  bearing  upon 
the  merits  of  this  route  : 

"Glenora  is  at  the  very  point  of  departure  fro«V«je 
river  where  the  miner  may  begin  P'^?«P«*=t!UB^,i,°';f?\t 
on  his  way  to  the  Klondike.  I  «".»°VT,i.t  where 
only  a  short  distance  from  the  Cassiar  District  where 
gold  discoveries  caused  a  great  excitement  26  yews 
Igo.  From  Glenora.  or  Telegraph,  it  is  onlv  m 
miles  to  Teslin  Lake,  over  a  comparatively  level 
country.    There  is  abundance  of  water  and  grass  lor 


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stock  the  entire  distance.  Pack  trains  make  the  trip 
from  the  rivier  tothe  lake  in  ton  days;  the  pack  ani- 
als  are  loaded  with  300  pounds  each,  and  live  off  the 
country  as  thtgr  go.  From  Teslin  Lake  yon  can  go 
by  steamer  to  Dawson  City,  or  you  can  build  boats  or 
rafts  at  the  lake  and  godown  with  the  current.  There 
is  fine  timber  for  t>oat  building  all  around  the  lake. 
A  saw-mill  is  beine  built  at  the  hpau  of  the  lake 
where  the  trail  terminates.  In  the  i  <  ;■  itself  there  is 
a  current  of  one  mile  per  hour,  ana  wn  the  rivers 
towards  Dawson  City  the  current  is  four  miles 
an  hour.  By  this  route  you  avoid  th  •  dangerous  White 
Horse  rapids,  and  all  of  the  j  .d  whirlpools  uf  the 
Dyea  and  Skaguay  routes.  /  r.  Id  prospector  advises 
for  each  person  to  take  2  horses  froi<'  Ta;^oma  with 
600  pounds  of  supplies,  go  to  Wrangel  and  thi;re  take 
the  river  steat.ier  lor  Glenora,  the'iea-iof  navigation 
on  Stikine  River.  By  taking  your  time,  prospecting 
as  you  go,  you  can  carry  that  much  easily  and  go  to 
the  head  waters  of  the  Pelly,  Salmon  and  Dease  riv- 
ers, and  also  examine  the  numerous  tributaries  of 
these  streams.  Thus  a  man  would  surely  strike  rich 
claims,  in  which  case  he  can  oither  return  to  Glenora 
for  supplies,  or  come  out  to  the  Sound  and  return  the 
next  Spring.  At  Glenora  and  Telegraph  theie  are 
large  stores  selling  at  reasonable  prices,  ^hen  you 
have  found  the  ground  which  seems  to  o£Fer  the  best 
prospects,  there  build  a  cabin  for  the  winter,  timber 
being  plentiful,  and,  when  it  freezes,  sink  to  bed- 
rock." 

The  report  of  a  trip  made  last  fall  from 
Telegraph  Creek  to  Teslin  Lake  and  return, 
for  the  purpose  of  closely  examining  the  route 
and  its  resources,  show  that  there  is  plenty  of 
grass  for  horses  all  along  the  trail  on  either  side, 
with  wide  expanse  of  reserve  pasturage  avail- 
able by  ranging  away  from  the  trail  in  pitching 


cathp.  This  trip  begran  October  7tli,  and  ende<^ 
on  return  to  Telegraph  October  27 th.,  or  10 
days  going  and  a  like  period  r  ;turiiing.  Snow 
was  encountered  about  12  miles  out,  though 
only  four  inches.  The  small  lakes  along  the 
route  were  not  frozen  at  the  time  of  the  out- 
ward journey,  but  were  found  encrusted  with 
about  one  inch  of  ice  on  the  return.  There 
are  no  hard  hills  having  very  heavy  grades. 
The  first  summit,  which  is  about  12  miles  out 
from  Telegraph  Creek,  has  an  elevation  of 
3100  feet,  but  there  was  no  part  of  the  road 
over  which  a  pack  horse  could  not  readily  carry 
his  full  load.  At  that  time  the  Canadian  gov- 
ernment had  twenty  men  at  work  widening  the 
trail  to  a  width  of  four  or  five  feet.  Our  re- 
porter, while  going  north  met,  at  different 
places  on  the  road,  about  12  men  in  all,  some 
having  horses  and  dogs,  on  their  way  to  Tele- 
graph Creek.  The  Hudson  Bay  post  is  about 
50  miles  from  Telegraph,  and  contains  four 
good  log  cabins  where  freight  is  stored.  At  a 
distance  of  three  miles  trom  this  post 
north  is  another  summit,  though  it  is  not 
steep  for  pack  animals.  A  Mr.  York  has  7 
men  and  12  mules  packing  from  Telegraph 


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th,  and  ende<) 

27th.,  or  10 
■mug.    Snow 

out,  though 
ces  along  the 
le  of  the  out* 
icrusted  with 
turn.  There 
leavy  grades. 
1 12  miles  out 

elevation  of 
t  of  the  road 
t  readily  carry 
])anadian  gov- 
widening  the 
[eet.  Our  re- 
,  at  different 
I  in  all,  some 
way  to  Tele- 
post  is  about 
contains  four 
stored.  At  a 
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gh  it  .is    not 

York  has  7 
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^nd  widening  the  trail  from  the  post  to  the 
summit.  From  this  second  summit  the  road  is 
practically  a  down  grade  or  level  the  entire  re- 
maining distance  to  Teslin  Lake. 

There  is  now  a  good  trail  from  Glenora  atfd 
Telegraph  Creek  to  Teslin  Lake,  and  there  will 
soon  be  a  good  wagon  road  built  by  the  Cana- 
dian Government,  On  this  point  the  Victoria 
Colonist  h  as  said : 

"If  neither  the  Canadian  Pacific  nor  any  other  com- 
pany will  undertake  the  immediate  construction  of  a 
railroad  by  this  route,  the  Government  is  prepared  to 
enter  into  arrangements  for  the  construction  of  a 
wagon  road." 

Later  the  following  statement  was  published 
by  Robert  Kerr,  Traffic  Manager  of  the  Cana- 
dian Pacific  Railway  west  of  Fort  Williams  : 

"We  will  have  a  railway  line,  narrow  guage,  from 
Glenora,  the  head  of  navigation  on  the  Stikine  river, 
to  Teslin  Lake,  about  120  miles,  from  which  point  it 
is  easy  sailing  or  rafting  to  Dawson." 

He  does  not  say  when  the  railroad  will  be 
built,  but  it  is  not  likely  to  be  ready  for  the 
season  ot  1898,  nor  is  it  certain  that  the  wagon 
road  will  be  finished  in  time  for  the  early 
spring  movement.  What  is  sure  is  a  good  trail 
through  a  rich  gold  country  lying  between  the 
Stikine  River  and  Teslin  Lake,  traversed  by 
this  route  leading  to  the  Yukon  and  Klondike. 


10 


In  proof  that  it  is  rich  and  inviting",  we  quote 
from  a  lecture  delivered  by  Canada's  great  au- 
thority, Wm.  Ogilvie,  Fellow  of  the  Royal 
Geographical  Society,  and  Astronomer  and 
Surveyor  of  the  Interior  Department  of  Cana- 
da who  made  careful  explorations  of  this  re- 
gion for  his  government.    He  said: 

"A  fact  I  am  now  going'  to  state  to  you,  and  one 
that  ;s  easily  demonstrated  is,  that  from  Telegraph 
Creek  northward  to  the  boundary  line,  we  have  in  the 
Dominion,  and  in  Ihis  Province,  an  area  of  fiom  560 
to  600  miles  in  length    and  from  100  to  160  miles  in 

width,    OVER   THE   WHOLE   OP  WHICH   RICH    PROSPECTS 

HAVE  BEEN  FOUND.  We  must  have  from  90,000  to  100,000 
square  miles  which,  with  proper  care,  judicious  hand- 
ling aud  better  facilities  for  the  transportation  of  food 
and  utensils,  will  be  the  largest,  as  it  is  the  richest, 
gold  field  the  world  has  ever  known."  (See  Map.) 

There  are  already  two  steamboats  employed 
in  the  navigation  of  the  Stikine  River  be- 
tween Wrangell  and  Telegraph  Creek,  but  in 
order  to  furnish  additional  means  of  transpor- 
tation by  this  route,  the  well-known,  commo- 
dious and  powerful  steamer  SKAGIT  CHIEF 
will  be  placed  on  the  route  April  30,  1898, 
and  thereafter, during  the  season,  make  regular 
trips.  That  there  may  be  no  question  of  her 
adaptability  for  the  service,  we  make  a  point 
of  the  tact  that  this  steamer  was  built  especial- 
ly for  shallow  and  rapid  streams.    Her  new 


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ig,  we  quote 
a's  ereat  au- 
)f  the  Royal 
onomer  and 
ent  of  Cana- 
ls of  this  re- 
el: 

you,   and  one 

om  Telegraph 

we  have  in  the 

rea  of  fiom  550 

to  160  miles  in 

tICH    PROSPECTS 

90,000  to  100,000 
udicious  hand- 
>rtatioa  of  food 
:  is  the  richest, 
(See  Map.  J 

ats  employed 

le  River  be- 

Jreek,  but  in 

of  transpor- 

3wn,  commo- 

GIT  CHIEF 

»ril30,   1898, 

make  reg-ular 

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eneincshave  ealK'a  bore  of  17  i aches  and  a 
strol<e  of  6  feet.  Her  boiler  capacity  is  more 
than  ample  to  «eet  the  requirements  of  her 
powerful  engines.  Her  hull  is  practically  new 
and  unimpaired.  Her  cabins  and  staterooms 
are  large  and  well  arranged  for  the  comfort 
and  convenience  of  passengers. 

The  Stikine  route,  beiag  the  easiest  of  all 
the  routes  to  the  Klondike  is,  in  point  ol  time, 
the  shortest,    it  is  also  the  cheapest  and  Safest. 
No  lives  have  been  lost  on  this  line  by  pros- 
pectors  destined  for  the  gold  fields  to  the  north. 
Many  inquiries  are  already  coming  in  for  in- 
formation regarding  this  route,  and  there  are 
indication*  of  a  strong  movement  over  this  line 
as  soon  as  navigation  opens.     Those  desiring 
to  avail  themselves  of  th«  earliest  opportunity 
ot  re  ching  the  gold  fields  should  secure  pas- 
sage without  delay. 

For  piwenget  Jind  freight  rates,  including 
horses  and  c^ttWi  W  for  any  further  informa- 
tion that  may  %fc^^ired.  Address, 

Ta6om«r?ort  OrohaEd  Navigation  Oo., 

315  kM  Sk  Wanhiiigiott  BiAg.  Tacoma,  W*sk» 

C.  S.  Barlow,  Gen,  Manager. 


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Tacoma-Port  Orchard  Nagavi- 
tion  Company 

Passenger   and  Freight  Rates; 

Subject  to  change  without  notice 

TACOMA  TO  WRANGELIv: 

Passenger $  13  oo 

Horses •     20  00 

Cattle 20  00 

Freight,  per  ton 8  00 

WRANGELL  TO  GLENORA: 

Passenger ,'. $15  00 

Horses 30  00 

Cattle 30  00 

Freight,  per  ton 50  00 


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